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mallikarjuna-tirthe yai’ mahesa dekhila
tahan saba loke krsna-nama laoyaila
SYNONYMS
mallikarjuna-tirthe—to the holy place known as Mallikarjuna; yai’-going; mahesa—the deity of Lord Siva; dekhila—He saw; tahan—there; saba loke—all the people; krsna-nama—Lord Krsna’s holy name; laoyaila—He induced to chant.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then went to Mallikarjuna-tirtha and saw the deity of Lord Siva there.
He also induced all the people to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
PURPORT
Mallikarjuna is also known as Sri Saila.
It is situated about seventy miles south of Karnula on the right bank of the Krsna River.
There are great walls all around the village, and within the walls resides the deity known as Mallikarjuna.
It is a deity of Lord Siva and is one of the Jyotirlingas.